Canadian Injured Workers Association of Alberta
An Injury to One is An Injury to All
It’s inspiring to look at how community organizers like many of us can make a major impact. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/15/italy-sardines-grassroots-india-flu-pandemic-progressive
Just as local organisers in India during the 1918 flu pandemic had a profound impact, so too can progressive groups today Read MoreYou are invited to join our Thunder Bay Injured Workers’ weekly zoom gatherings every Tuesday mornings from 10 am to 12 noon. You can also join by telephone. Check out …
Support for Ontario Injured Workers Read MoreAs we continue to adjust to our ongoing office closure, Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic will begin having online town hall/education events about pressing issues related to Workers Compensation. We …
Ontario continues to work together to help injured workers. In Alberta, injured workers have no support from the abuse of WCB. Read MoreArticle in The Star, April 5, 2020. Peter Martin doesn’t get it. Workers who have suddenly lost their livelihoods due to the COVID-19 crisis are receiving $2,000 a month from Ottawa to …
Ottawa is handing out $2,000 cheques to out-of-work Canadians. Could a basic income be next? Read MoreArticle from The Star, May 11, 2020. VANCOUVER—British Columbia is changing its workers’ compensation system to make it easier for those sick with COVID-19 to make claims for lost pay — the …
Ontario urged to follow B.C. with presumptive workers’ compensation for COVID-19 Read MoreBy Alvin Finkel If you have an injury at work but it’s fixable and you can return to work in a relatively short time, the workers’ compensation program will likely …
THE SCANDAL THAT THE WCB HAS BECOME AND MY SUGGESTED SOLUTION Read MoreTo download and read the OFL letter to the government on Worker’s Compensation for COVID-19, click here. To download and read the OFL proposal to the Ontario government regarding COVID-19 …
Article on WSIB responding to COVID-19 Read MoreAn expert advisory committee is reviewing Alberta’s automobile insurance system to reduce costs for consumers and ensure the system is sustainable. More information.
Automobile Insurance Reform Read MoreHere’s the article that recently appeared in Toronto Life on an injured worker who became homeless after turning 65.
Article from Toronto Life Read MoreHere is the most recent infographic from the ONIWG Research Action Committee. It shows how total benefits for workers hurt on the job fell by $2.3 billion annually while employers …
ONIWG Research Action Committee Infographic Read More